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View synonyms for schoolhouse

schoolhouse

[ skool-hous ]

noun

, plural school·hous·es [skool, -hou-ziz].
  1. a building in which a school is conducted.


schoolhouse

/ ˈskuːlˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. a building used as a school, esp a rural school
  2. a house attached to a school
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of schoolhouse1

First recorded in 1400–50, schoolhouse is from the late Middle English word scolehous. See school 1, house
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Example Sentences

In Guatemala, the residents of México Nuevo — along with several hundred other people who had fled southern Chiapas in late July — were staying at a rural schoolhouse, or living with area families.

Right, he didn't stand in the schoolhouse door.

From Salon

They later built a replica of the town’s schoolhouse, which doubled as a community center.

Some schools use lockers to store the phones; others use pouches that lock until they are tapped against a magnetic device at the schoolhouse door.

Janai Johnson said she was determined to achieve stability once she walked through the schoolhouse door at Monroe High in the San Fernando Valley.

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